While no expert at palpating the "black box" of the abdomen, I believe that in
a reasonably fit individual you can palpate most of the psoas. It is difficult
and you have to deeply palpate through the intestine.
sophie dhenin wrote:
> Dear Steve
> You can palpate the psoas just inside the ASIS if you hold the hip in 90
> degrees flexion - test by asking patient to pull knee to chest....of course
> you will have to sort out your sartorius (att. to the ASIS and just below)
> and rectus femoris (AIIS & just above the acetabulum) - but you should
> actually be just above these. You need to palpate through the abs - OK with
> practice.
> With great respect I beg to differ from Palastanga.
>
> You can actually also be really mean and palpate the mid part of the medial
> belly just distal and lateral to the umbilicus - yukky and uncomfortable
> though.
>
> Sophie Dhenin
>
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